Any Skilled Person Using The Service To Promote Their Services (Except Us) Shall Be A Trade Person/ People, Which Include But Not Limited To Electricians, Plumbers, Plasterers, Painters Etc.

Home Owner Getting Started On Work Sheriff

Fill In Your Details To Sign Up. Once Signed Up, You Can Then Fill In As Much Detail About Your Job And Post On The Site. You Will Receive An Unlimited Amount Of Quotes From Trade People, And You Will Choose One And You Will Pay The Required Money Into Work Sheriff Holding Account. Your Job Will Get Done And If It Is Completed To Your Satisfaction The Money Is Released To The Trade Person. It Is Possible To Have Multiple Properties.

Tips For New Trader People Signing Up

Put As Much Information About You And What You Do As Possible. Include Pictures On Your Profile. Always Quote For A Worse Case Scenario, And Make Sure All Cost Are Accounted For Including Labour, Parts, Tools, Fuel, Services Used.

Communicating Or Paying Outside Work Sheriff

Work Sheriff Is NOT Responsible For Any Communication Or Payments Outside The Site.

Violations That Lead To Account Closure

An Account May Be Closed By Work Sheriff If A Customer Or Trade Person Has Been Found To Be Miss Using The Site As Set Out In The Terms And Conditions Which Includes But Not Restricted To Abuse Of Staff Or Other Users And Fraudulent Behaviour.

How Will Work Sheriff Benefit Me as a Trade Person?

• Pay As You Use To Fill In The Diary, Saving Money. • Fair Comparison With Other Trades People To Win The Job. • No Monthly Or Yearly Fee. • No Fee For Being Short Listed. • Only Pay Commission On Jobs Won, And Not Just For Leads. • Cut Down On Time Taken Quoting For Work. • Guaranteed Payment Waiting After The Job Is Complete At The Required Standard. • No More Having To Do Extra Jobs On Top Of Quote To Get Paid.

What If the Customer Gives Wrong Information Which Puts Extra Cost onto the Job?

Trades People Can Claim Back Extra Costs If Required Because Of Wrong Information Given Or Previous Sub-Standard Work Which Needs Correcting For The Job To Proceed. Extra Time Can Be Calculated And Apply The Appropriate Rate, And Fair Price Should Be Charged For Parts. The Trade Persons Hourly/ Half Day/ Day Rates Can Be Found On Their Profile Page. (TPUA 7.5) (CUA 6.1)

What if a Customer only Gives a little Information for the Quote?

There Is Some Required Information, But There Are A Lot Of Questions Which Do Not Have To Be Answered If The Customer Does Not Know The Answer. Trade People Should Be Quoting For The Worst-Case Scenario, So Extra Costs Do Not Need To Be Added. (TPUA 7.3) (CUA 6.2)

As a Trade Person, Can I Rely on Customers Measurements?

Anything Which Requires Exact Measurements Must Be Done By The Trade Person Before Ordering Parts, As Measurements Are For Pricing Purposes Only. (TPUA 7.6)

What if the Customer wants a Different Standard in Parts to What The Trade Person has Supplied?

If A Higher/ Different Standard Of Goods Are Wanted To What Has Been Supplied, It Must Be Stated As Part Of The Quote Information As The Trade Person Will Be Assumed To Be Quoting For A Basic Range Of Product. Extra Can Be Charged For Any Extra Work Carried Out. (TPUA 7.16) (CUA 6.3)

Click On The Blue POST A JOB Button And You Will Go To The First Page. 1st Option, Select Property. Choose The Property You Want The Work Done On, If You Have Not Already Added A Property, Choose ADD PROPERTY In The Option. 2nd Option, Project Title. You Just Add A Descriptive Title For The Work You Want Doing. 3rd And 4th Option, SELECT YOUR TYPE OF PROJECT, And CHOOSE FROM THE LIST. Use SINGLE TRADE If You Only Need One Type Of Trade Person For Example Just An Electrician To Fix A Light, Or You Can Use MULTIPLE TRADE If You Want Different Trades People To Be Coordinated By 1 Trade Person (Who Bids On The Job). When You Choose MULTIPLE TRADE, You Will Get To Choose What Type Of Project You Want Doing, So For Example You Might Choose You Want A Bathroom Fitting, So You Can Choose TILING, PLUMBING And ELECTRICIAN Along With Other Options. 5th And 6th Option, Start And End Dates. If You Need Your Job Done Within A Certain Time Just Add The Dates Here. 7th Option, Who Will Supply Your Materials. Simply State Trade Person If You Want The Trade Person To Supply Your Materials, Or You Could List The Bits You Want To Supply. 8th Option, Attachments. You Can Attach Files And Pictures Which You Think Will Help Trades People Quote For The Job. The Blue CONTINUE TO JOB QUESTIONS Button. This Button Will Take You To The Job Questions Page. On The JOB-RELATED QUESTIONS Page, You Will See At The Top Page The Trade You Have Chosen And Then Below Are The Click Boxes. The First Click Box Is

Who is responsible for damage?

Trade People Should Take A Picture Of The Work Area On Arrival, Noting Stains On A Carpet, Or Damage To Furniture Or Wall Or Doors Etc. Any Damage Caused By The Trade Person Will Come From The Trade Persons Payment, If Reported Before The Trade Person Is Paid.

How do I get the best price/ quote for my Job?

Give As Much Information As Possible. When The Trade Person Quotes For A Job, They Will Quote For The Worst-Case Scenario. It May Sometimes Seem Cost Effective To Get Your Own Equipment, But Remember If It Fails Then You Must Pay For The Trade Person To Refit It, Where If The Trade Person Supplies It And It Fails Within The Warranted Time The Trade Person Must Exchange For Free.

Can I Pay with a Credit Card or PayPal?

Yes, PayPal And Most Cards Are Accepted.

How Much does Work Sheriff charge Trades People?

Work Sheriff Take 8% Commission Rounded Up To The Nearest £1 Off Trades People For A Completed Job.

How Much is the Joining Fee for a Trade Person

Trade People Will Pay A One-Off Joining Fee Of £50 Unless There Is An Offer

How much are credits for Trade People

£10 For 10 Credits, £40 For 50 Credits, £65 For 100 Credits, £100 For 200 Credits.

How Does The Site Work?

The Basic Operation Of The Site. 1. Customer Fills In Database Questions. 2. Trade People Will See The Job And Give A Quote. 3. Customer Will Choose A Trade Person. And Pay For The Job Into A Holding Account. 4. The Trade Person Does The Job. 5. Everyone Is Happy In The 2 Weeks Following The Completion, And The Trade Person Is Paid.

About Floors

Different Types of Flooring Explained
What is Floor Screeding?
How will my Skirting be Fitted?
Flooring Door Bar
Carpet Underlay
Carpet Gripper
Can Laminate Flooring be Fitted on any Floor?
What Is Laminate Beading?
What is Over Boarding
Why does a floor need to be level?
How to measure up.

Different Types of Flooring Explained.

You can find out if your floor is Carpeted if the floor below is chipboard or floorboards by stamping on the floor and listen and feel for vibration, most likely the floor will be wooden if there is a room below. You will need to lift the carpet to tell the difference between floorboards or chipboard.
To find out if it is Concrete under the floor covering stamp on floor to see if solid, most of the time concrete floor is on the ground floor and it is unlikely to be concrete if there is a room below.
Tiled floor will be ruined if taken up, if you have spare tiles should be able to repair the damage.
Laminate floor, edging strip will be broken if taken up and will have to be replaced if the flooring is glued. You might be able to put the Laminate floor back down if it is click together laminate, but it is very difficult not to damage and a trade person would not be able to guarantee it. Laminate Flooring must have the floor in reasonable condition but does not need to be perfect.
Lino/ Vinyl will most likely will rip if taken up. Vinyl can be in 1 big piece like a carpet, or the size of laminate floors and laid like tiles or wooden flooring. The floor will need to be perfect to lay this and might need extra preparation before laying.

What is Floor Screeding?

Floor screeding is often done to level and smooth uneven concrete floors or after under floor heating has been laid as it insures an even spread of heat and it also gives a good foundation to lay Tiles or Vinyl on.

How will my Skirting be Fitted?

A. Pin and glue skirting is the most popular and cheapest method of fixing the skirting board to the wall. The walls need to be reasonably straight.

B. Screwing and pelting the skirting to the wall is normally done when the walls are uneven or not straight or if the skirting is being varnished not glossed.

Flooring Door Bar

A door bar is used to hide the join between the flooring between 2 rooms.

It will need replacing if the new flooring is a different material on either side of the door bar (i.e., from carpet to laminate).
May need replacing if stuck down.
Not all door bars need taking up if changing the carpet.
Larger door bars could be fitted if a carpet isn’t covered by the original door bar.

Carpet Underlay

Generally, you should always use underlay when installing new floor covering. Underlay acts as a shock absorber between your new carpet and the floor. Floors themselves have no give or resilience, so when you walk on a carpeted floor with no underlay all the pressure is absorbed by the carpet, rapidly accelerating its wear.

When an underlay is used it takes all the pressure, cushioning the wear and protecting the carpet.

This cushioning effect also adds an extra dimension of comfort to your carpet, giving it a luxurious feel underfoot. In addition, an underlay provides good heat insulation and is excellent at absorbing noise.

Always use the best underlay that you can afford. A top-quality underlay will make even the least expensive carpet feel luxurious and will make heavier quality carpets feel spectacular, but there are some exceptions. For example, you shouldn’t need underlay when fitting a vinyl floor that is cushioned and provides a soft surface or installing cushioned backed carpet.

Most laminate and wood floors are what’s known as ‘floating’ floors which means that they aren’t permanently fixed down to the ground underneath it. These are the type of floors that will need underlay beneath them, to stop vapours getting into the flooring as well as for sound-proofing purposes.

A good indication of the state of your existing underlay can be gained by testing the amount of bounce in your carpet in an area of heavier wear (such as a doorway) and then comparing it to an area which is not used (e.g. under a coffee table or sofa). If you can

Carpet Gripper

Gripper stops your Carpet from Moving and tucked nicely against the wall.

Do you Need New Gripper?

If you have gripper missing, you will need new gripper fitting.
If some of your gripper has come loose, then you want your gripper totally replacing in that room.
Some carpets require long pin gripper which means you may need to change the type of gripper laid.
You may need new gripper laying if you previously had a felt backed carpet for instance and you are now having a hessian backed carpet.
You may need gripper taking up if you have it down now but are now having felt backed carpet or laminate fitted.

Can Laminate Flooring be Fitted on any Floor?

To lay laminate flooring the floor must be level. An uneven or sloping floor must be levelled.
Small gaps i.e., between a fitted unit and a wall could be hard for the fitter to make look good and could take up a lot of time.
Any bumps must be flattened any holes must be filled any nails must be removed before laying.

What Is Laminate Beading?

Beading described and how it is used.

Beading or skirting is used to cover the gap around the laminate flooring, which must be there to allow the floor to expand and contract with the temperature of the room.
Beading is used when the skirting board is not being removed when installing laminate flooring.
Beading can be matching to the laminate colour or white to match the skirting board it will be attached to.

What is Over Boarding

You normally overboard a wooden floor which is in poor condition, or if you will be tiling over boarding it will stop a lot of movement when screwed down. You May need over boarding if having laminate or vinyl flooring fitted to protect the new Flooring.

You may need waterproof boards if going in a bathroom or kitchen

Why does a floor need to be level?

Any high or low point can cause cracks in the grout or even crack a tile if extreme enough.
High or low points will eventually cause squeaks on wooden flooring which may not happen straight away.
High or low points can rip vinyl which may not happen straight away.

How to measure up.

Learn about how to use a tape measure correctly and get an accurate measurement. Contains how to work out meters squared and cubed.